A leaked photo from the 'Captain America: Civil War' set shows off our first look at Black Panther

Marvel's next big film, "Captain America: Civil War" has so
many superheroes in it, it's practically an "Avengers" sequel.
But thrown in with a cast that includes everyone from Falcon
(Anthony Mackie) to The Vision (Paul Bettany) are two huge heroes
making their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut: Spider-Man and
Black Panther.

While bits and pieces about Spidey's appearance have trickled out
ever since 19-year-old
Tom Holland was cast in the role, we still know very little
about Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther other than the character
will likely fill a neutral role, refusing to take sides in the
titular conflict between Captain America and Iron Man.

For the uninitiated, Black Panther is the alter ego of T'Challa,
king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. Wakanda is an
extremely important location in the Marvel Universe, because — in
addition to being a bastion of learning and technology far more
advanced than that of the Western world — it's also home to some
of the largest deposits of Vibranium, the super-rare metal found
in Captain America's shield (and sought after by the titular
villain in "Avengers: Age of Ultron").

Thanks to a sly Instagrammer named Andreas Meyer, we
now have our first look at Black Panther in costume and on
set:

The photo shows off a costume that adheres pretty closely to the
concept art revealed at
Marvel's big Phase 3 event last October — it's certainly
not as slick, but this is a fuzzy set photo, a far cry from a
color-corrected and CG-enhanced still that will more fully convey
the high-tech nature of the Black Panther suit from the
comics.

"Captain America: Civil War" is currently in production and
scheduled to hit theaters on May 6, 2016.